Delron Buckley

Delron Sebastian Buckley (born 7 December 1977) is a South African former professional footballer. His preferred position was the left wing although he could also play as a striker.

Delron Buckley
Buckley with Borussia Dortmund in 2007
Personal information
Full name Delron Sebastian Buckley
Date of birth (1977-12-07) 7 December 1977
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1994–1995 Butcherfille Rovers Durban
1995– VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1998 VfL Bochum II
1995–2004 VfL Bochum 177 (20)
2004–2005 Arminia Bielefeld 29 (15)
2005–2009 Borussia Dortmund 59 (1)
2006–2007 → Basel (loan) 22 (1)
2008–2009 Borussia Dortmund II 2 (0)
2009 → Mainz 05 (loan) 12 (1)
2009–2010 Anorthosis Famagusta 20 (2)
2011–2012 Karlsruher SC 34 (2)
2012–2014 Maritzburg United 43 (3)
Total 398 (45)
National team
1998–2012 South Africa 73 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Durban, Buckley's football career began with his local team Butcherfille Rovers Durban. At the age of 17 he was signed by German club VfL Bochum. Buckley spent most of his career in Germany, going through Bochum's youth teams and debuting in the Bundesliga in 1995. Buckley finally broke into the first squad in 1998 and remained a starter for much of his time at Bochum.

Having spent nine professional seasons with Bochum, Buckley left in 2004 for Arminia Bielefeld where he enjoyed his most successful season personally, scoring 15 goals and helping the team avoid relegation. Buckley quickly picked up interest from higher-rated clubs. After only one season at Bielefeld, Buckley joined Borussia Dortmund for a reported transfer fee of €425,000, and signed a four-year contract.

Buckley's first season at Borussia Dortmund was largely unsuccessful as he failed to score in 28 league matches. Widely regarded as bad signing, Buckley was loaned to Swiss club FC Basel 1893 for the 2006–07 season. He played his team debut for Basel on 10 September 2006 as Basel won 2–1 at home against FC Zürich in the St. Jakob-Park.[1] After returning in July 2007, Buckley was able to regain his place in the Borussia squad for the 2007–08 season, but fell out of favour after the arrival of new manager Jürgen Klopp.[2]

In February 2009, he signed for 1. FSV Mainz 05 for the remainder of the season and was released on 30 June 2009.[3] He moved then to Cyprian club Anorthosis Famagusta FC where he played until the end of 2010–11 season.

In January 2011, he transferred to German 2. Bundesliga team Karlsruher SC.

On 26 June 2012, he signed for Maritzburg United, playing for the first time in his career in South Africa.[4]

International career

Buckley made his international debut in a friendly against Zambia on 20 May 1998. He played 73 games and scored 10 goals for the South African national team. Buckley represented his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 African Nations Cup.

Career statistics

International goals
Source:[5][6]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 June 2000Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank, South Africa Swaziland1–02–02000 COSAFA Cup
218 June 2000Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank, South Africa Swaziland2–02–02000 COSAFA Cup
39 July 2000National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe1–02–02002 World Cup qual.
49 July 2000National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe2–02–02002 World Cup qual.
513 January 2001Sir Anerood Jugnauth Stadium, Belle Vue, Mauritius Mauritius1–01–12002 African Nations Cup qual.
627 March 2002Lokomotivi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Georgia1–21–4Friendly match
712 October 2002Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa Burundi2–02–02004 African Nations Cup qual.
84 June 2005Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde Cape Verde2–02–12006 World Cup qual.
917 August 2005Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland1–11–4Friendly match
1024 March 2007Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad Chad2–03–02008 African Nations Cup qual.

Honours

Club

Borussia Dortmund

References
  1. Weber, Dominik (2006). "FCB besiegt den FC Zürich mit 2:1". FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2006.
  2. "Delron Buckley". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  3. "Kein Harakiri mit teuren Spielern" (in German). Rhein-Zeitung. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  4. "Buckley, Yende join Maritzburg". kickoff.com. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  5. South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000
  6. South Africa - International Matches 2001-2005
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